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For as for Josephus his idle conceits ^gthat Eliezer should desire by prayer that Rebekah, whom his Master and he had made choice of before, if God approved that their choice, might be one of those wenches that came to draw water, and might hereby be known which of them she were, many coming together, by giving him drink when the rest should deny it him; and that accordingly when they refused all but she to let him drink, excusing themselves that they drew it for other necessary uses, and that it was not easy to draw, she should thereupon rebuke the rest of them for their uncourteous demeanour, and offer her self kindly to fulfil his request; they are but mere surmises and fancies, having no ground in, nor well agreeing with the story, as ^hothers also have well observed.

For as for Iosephus his idle conceipts ^gthat Eliezer should desire by praier that Rebekka, whom his Master and he had made choise of before, if God approued that their choice, might be one of those wenches that came to draw water, and might hereby be knowne which of them she were, many comming together, by giuing him drinke when the rest should denie it him; and that accordingly when they refused all but shee to let him drinke, excusing themselues that they drew it for other necessarie vses, and that it was not easie to draw, she should thereupon rebuke the rest of them for their vncurteous demeanour, and offer her selfe kindly to fulfill his request; they are but meere surmises and fancies, hauing no ground in, nor well agreeing with the story, as ^hothers also haue well obserued.

1. gJoseph. antiquit. lud. l. 1. c. 16.Ioseph. antiquit. lud. l. 1. c. 16.
2. hLiterae non consonat Gen. 24.15. Lyra & Martyr ibid.